Michael Lembeck
Known For
Directing
Born
1948-06-25 in Brooklyn, New York, USA
Biography
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Michael Lembeck (born June 25, 1948) is an actor, television and film director. Lembeck was born in Brooklyn, New York, the son of Caroline and Harvey Lembeck, an actor and comedian. He began acting in the late-1960s and directing in the 1970s. His most notable acting role was as Julie Cooper's husband, Max Horvath, on the sitcom, One Day at a Time. He also played "Kaptain Kool" of Kaptain Kool and the Kongs on The Krofft Supershow from 1976 to 1978. He is also known for his role in The Boys in Company C in 1978. Lembeck works now as a full-time film and TV director. He won an Emmy for his work as a director on the Friends episode "The One After the Superbowl", and directed 20 other episodes of the series. He is married to actress Lorna Patterson. He made his feature film debut with The In-Laws. He directed The Santa Clause 2 and The Santa Clause 3: The Escape Clause, as well as the Nia Vardalos movie Connie and Carla. Description above from the Wikipedia article Michael Lembeck, licensed under CC-BY-SA,full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Most Known For
Murder, She Wrote
as Arnie Wakeman
The Love Boat
as Bill Burgess
The Love Boat
as Joey
The Love Boat
as Nicholas Nelson
Mad About You
as Mr. Shapiro (uncredited)
Happy Days
Barney Miller
as Det. Paul Gardeno
Baby Daddy
as Director
L.A. Law
as Mitchell Schein
Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman
as Clete Meizenheimer
The Rookies
One Day at a Time
as Max Horvath
The Partridge Family
as Marc
Room 222
Crazy like a Fox
as Dr. Andy Farr
Donny & Marie
as Self
Foley Square
The Krofft Supershow
as Kaptain Kool
The In-Laws
as Tommy Ricardo
